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Baby Boomers Don't Use Preventive Services
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Only about a quarter of baby boomers take advantage of preventive services such as flu vaccines and cancer screenings, a new report from three health groups says. (Source: MedPage Today State Required CME)
Source: MedPage Today State Required CME - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Viral Vector Fingered in Failed HIV Vaccine (CME/CE)Email this article to a colleague.
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The well-publicized failure of an investigational HIV vaccine in the STEP trial stemmed from expansion of CD4 memory cells from prior exposure to the adenoviral vector used to deliver HIV antigens, researchers suggested. (Source: MedPage Today State Required CME)
Source: MedPage Today State Required CME - November 16, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Low-Level Lasers Effective in Chronic Neck Pain (CME/CE)Email this article to a colleague.
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Although no one is sure how it works, low-intensity laser therapy appeared to be effective in relieving chronic neck pain, researchers found in a meta-analysis. (Source: MedPage Today State Required CME)
Source: MedPage Today State Required CME - November 13, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Disability Rates Climbing in Youngest Older Adults (CME/CE, with audio)Email this article to a colleague.
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People entering their 60s appear more disabled today than in prior generations, signaling a potential wave of disabled baby boomers to come, researchers said. (Source: MedPage Today State Required CME)
Source: MedPage Today State Required CME - November 12, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Chronic Pain Common After Breast CA Surgery (CME/CE, with audio)Email this article to a colleague.
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Nearly half of breast cancer survivors are plagued by persistent pain years after cancer surgery, researchers found. (Source: MedPage Today State Required CME)
Source: MedPage Today State Required CME - November 10, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Chronic Pain Common After Breast CA Surgery (CME/CE)Email this article to a colleague.
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Nearly half of breast cancer survivors are plagued by persistent pain years after cancer surgery, researchers found. (Source: MedPage Today State Required CME)
Source: MedPage Today State Required CME - November 10, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
ACAAI: Asthma Study Skewed by Wrong Population (CME/CE)Email this article to a colleague.
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MIAMI BEACH (MedPage Today) -- A researcher here said the failure of a combination asthma therapy of budesonide and formoterol to outperform budesonide alone in a Hispanic population may have been the result of a clinical trial whose subjects weren't sick enough. (Source: MedPage Today State Required CME)
Source: MedPage Today State Required CME - November 10, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
QI Programs Costly in Primary Care (CME/CE)Email this article to a colleague.
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The costs of quality-improvement programs in primary care are substantial and vary considerably, so implementation should be done cautiously, a new study suggested. (Source: MedPage Today State Required CME)
Source: MedPage Today State Required CME - November 9, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Hospitals Keep Patients in Dark on Adverse Events (CME/CE)Email this article to a colleague.
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When hospital patients suffer adverse effects from treatments, they seldom get explanations from medical personnel, even though the disclosure may improve patients' ratings of care, researchers said. (Source: MedPage Today State Required CME)
Source: MedPage Today State Required CME - November 9, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
ACAAI: Counseling Cut Asthma Visits for Harlem Kids (CME/CE)Email this article to a colleague.
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MIAMI BEACH (MedPage Today) -- When children with asthma were assigned social workers as counselors to help them stay on medication and deal with other problems, the youngsters spent less time in emergency departments and got greater relief of symptoms, investigators reported here. (Source: MedPage Today State Required CME)
Source: MedPage Today State Required CME - November 9, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
CHEST: COPD Less Likely to Hospitalize Asian Patients (CME/CE)Email this article to a colleague.
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SAN DIEGO (MedPage Today) -- In the U.S., Asians appear to have a substantially lower risk of hospitalization for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) than whites, researchers reported here. (Source: MedPage Today State Required CME)
Source: MedPage Today State Required CME - November 5, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
AASLD: HCV Response Linked Strongly to Gene Variant (CME/CE)Email this article to a colleague.
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BOSTON (MedPage Today) -- Additional analysis has confirmed that a polymorphism in an interferon-related gene is strongly associated with responses to standard treatments for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, a researcher said here. (Source: MedPage Today State Required CME)
Source: MedPage Today State Required CME - November 5, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
AASLD: HCV Now an STD in New York (CME/CE)Email this article to a colleague.
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BOSTON (MedPage Today) -- HIV-infected men in New York City are facing a new threat, researchers said here -- a new form of hepatitis C virus (HCV) that rapidly damages the liver and is transmitted primarily through sex with other men. (Source: MedPage Today State Required CME)
Source: MedPage Today State Required CME - November 4, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
IDSA: Opt-Out Tests for HIV Would Extend Lives (CME/CE)Email this article to a colleague.
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PHILADELPHIA (MedPage Today) -- A national policy of routine opt-out HIV testing would extends the lives of thousands of people, a researcher said here. (Source: MedPage Today State Required CME)
Source: MedPage Today State Required CME - November 3, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
IDSA: Obesity Slows Immune Recovery in HIV Infection (CME/CE, with video)Email this article to a colleague.
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PHILADELPHIA (MedPage Today) -- The immune systems of HIV patients who are obese don't respond to antiretroviral therapy as well as do those of people of normal weight, a researcher said here. (Source: MedPage Today State Required CME)
Source: MedPage Today State Required CME - November 3, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Vitamin D Deficiency Tied to ESRD in Blacks (CME/CE)Email this article to a colleague.
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Vitamin D deficiency may account for a larger proportion of end-stage renal disease cases among African-Americans than among whites, according to a study adding to a growing body of evidence that the vitamin plays a key role in the progression of kidney disease and need for dialysis. (Source: MedPage Today State Required CME)
Source: MedPage Today State Required CME - October 29, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Hormone Effective for Steroid-Induced Osteoporosis (CME/CE)Email this article to a colleague.
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The synthetic parathyroid hormone teriparatide (Forteo) is an effective treatment for glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis, a form of bone loss seen in patients treated with steroids, according to a study funded by the manufacturer. (Source: MedPage Today State Required CME)
Source: MedPage Today State Required CME - October 29, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Obama Declaration Gives Flu Fighters FlexibilityEmail this article to a colleague.
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The president's declaration that the H1N1 pandemic flu is a national emergency doesn't mean the course of the outbreak has changed, health experts said. (Source: MedPage Today State Required CME)
Source: MedPage Today State Required CME - October 26, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Age, Lifestyle Affect Cardiorespiratory Fitness (CME/CE)Email this article to a colleague.
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After age 45, cardiorespiratory fitness declines at an accelerated rate and is independently influenced by body mass index, physical activity, and smoking, according to a longitudinal study. (Source: MedPage Today State Required CME)
Source: MedPage Today State Required CME - October 26, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Spotty Reporting of Adverse Events Noted in Big-Name Journals (CME/CE)Email this article to a colleague.
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Many of the clinical trial reports published in six prominent journals, including the New England Journal of Medicine and the Journal of the American Medical Association, were missing clear analyses of drug side effects, researchers said. (Source: MedPage Today State Required CME)
Source: MedPage Today State Required CME - October 26, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
ICU Stay Common in U.S. Hospital Deaths (CME/CE)Email this article to a colleague.
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American patients who die in the hospital are nearly five times more likely than those in England to spend some of their last days in the intensive care unit, according to a cross-national comparison. (Source: MedPage Today State Required CME)
Source: MedPage Today State Required CME - October 23, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Heart Disease Raises Hip Fracture Risk (CME/CE)Email this article to a colleague.
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A diagnosis of cardiovascular disease (CVD) significantly increased the risk of subsequent hip fracture in both women and men, a Swedish twin study found. (Source: MedPage Today State Required CME)
Source: MedPage Today State Required CME - October 21, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Exercise Eases Patellofemoral Pain (CME/CE)Email this article to a colleague.
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Exercise supervised by a physical therapist was more effective for pain and function than rest and avoidance of stress on the knee in patients with patellofemoral pain syndrome, a randomized Dutch study found. (Source: MedPage Today State Required CME)
Source: MedPage Today State Required CME - October 21, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
AIDS Vaccine Details Confirm Modest Benefit (CME/CE)Email this article to a colleague.
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Detailed results of the now-famous Thai AIDS vaccine trial confirmed that the vaccine is modestly effective, but hinted that its effect may fade over time. (Source: MedPage Today State Required CME)
Source: MedPage Today State Required CME - October 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Hand Hygiene Model Pinpoints 'Superspreaders' (CME/CE)Email this article to a colleague.
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Good hand hygiene among healthcare workers is an important factor in preventing the spread of disease, but exactly how important depends on an individual's job, researchers said. (Source: MedPage Today State Required CME)
Source: MedPage Today State Required CME - October 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
IL-2 No Benefit in HIV Treatment (CME/CE)Email this article to a colleague.
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Adding the signaling molecule interleukin-2 to standard HIV therapy has no effect on the risk of death or opportunistic disease, two major clinical trials have concluded. (Source: MedPage Today State Required CME)
Source: MedPage Today State Required CME - October 14, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Infections, Eating Problems Signal The End in Advanced Dementia (CME/CE)Email this article to a colleague.
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The final months of Alzheimer’s disease are marked by “distressing symptoms and burdensome interventions,” according to the first systematic, prospective investigation of the disease’s late-stage clinical course. (Source: MedPage Today State Required CME)
Source: MedPage Today State Required CME - October 14, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
No Significant ER Benefit for Rapid Viral Testing of Kids with URIs (CME/CE)Email this article to a colleague.
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Rapid viral diagnostic testing did not reduce the burden of treating children with respiratory symptoms and fever in the emergency department, according to a Cochrane Review meta-analysis. (Source: MedPage Today State Required CME)
Source: MedPage Today State Required CME - October 9, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
No Significant ER Benefit for Rapid Viral Testing of Kids with Cough, Fever (CME/CE)Email this article to a colleague.
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Rapid viral diagnostic testing did not reduce the burden of treating children with respiratory symptoms and fever in the emergency department, according to a Cochrane Review meta-analysis. (Source: MedPage Today State Required CME)
Source: MedPage Today State Required CME - October 9, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
FDA Panel Supports HIV Drug for Treatment-Naive PatientsEmail this article to a colleague.
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WASHINGTON — An FDA advisory panel has recommended that the agency approve the antiretroviral HIV drug maraviroc (Selzentry) for treatment-naive patients. (Source: MedPage Today State Required CME)
Source: MedPage Today State Required CME - October 8, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
CD4 Level Predicts Cancer Risk in HIV (CME/CE)Email this article to a colleague.
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A falling CD4 count predicted increased susceptibility to seven types of cancer in people infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), according to a study of more than 50,000 patients. (Source: MedPage Today State Required CME)
Source: MedPage Today State Required CME - October 7, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Ortho Surgeons Frequently Omitted Required Disclosures (CME/CE)Email this article to a colleague.
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Orthopedic surgeons who received payments from device makers often failed to follow disclosure policies required by their chief professional society, researchers said. (Source: MedPage Today State Required CME)
Source: MedPage Today State Required CME - October 7, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Milk Protein Prevents Sepsis in Preterm Infants (CME/CE)Email this article to a colleague.
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A milk protein supplement taken alone or in combination with a probiotic seemed to reduce the incidence of sepsis among the smallest of premature infants, a new Italian study found. (Source: MedPage Today State Required CME)
Source: MedPage Today State Required CME - October 6, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Wider Net Catches More Cases of Autism Disorders (CME/CE)Email this article to a colleague.
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One in every 91 U.S. children has an autism spectrum disorder (ASD), which is higher than previous estimates, a national survey of parents showed. (Source: MedPage Today State Required CME)
Source: MedPage Today State Required CME - October 5, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
EASD: Lidocaine Patch Bests Pregabalin for Diabetic Nerve Pain (CME/CE)Email this article to a colleague.
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VIENNA (MedPage Today) -- A dermal patch containing 5% lidocaine (Lidoderm) proved as effective as pregabalin (Lyrica) in relieving neuropathic pain in diabetic patients with dramatically fewer side effects. (Source: MedPage Today State Required CME)
Source: MedPage Today State Required CME - October 2, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Study Shows Surgical Masks Equal Respirators for Healthcare Workers (CME/CE, with audio)Email this article to a colleague.
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Surgical masks may be just as good as N95 respirators for protecting healthcare workers against the flu, according to a randomized clinical trial whose findings conflict with the only previous study. (Source: MedPage Today State Required CME)
Source: MedPage Today State Required CME - October 1, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Complications Play Key Role in Postop Mortality (CME/CE)Email this article to a colleague.
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A hospital's ability to rescue patients from postoperative complications may be a key factor in surgical mortality rates, researchers said. (Source: MedPage Today State Required CME)
Source: MedPage Today State Required CME - September 30, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
OCD and Tourette's Not Linked to Strep Infection (CME/CE)Email this article to a colleague.
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Infection with streptococcal bacteria does not appear to trigger neuropsychiatric syndromes such as Tourette syndrome or obsessive-compulsive disorder, a new study found. (Source: MedPage Today State Required CME)
Source: MedPage Today State Required CME - September 30, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
HIV Treatment Numbers ClimbEmail this article to a colleague.
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More than four million people in low- and middle-income countries were getting HIV treatment at the end of 2008, up from 2.97 million a year earlier, a new report says. (Source: MedPage Today State Required CME)
Source: MedPage Today State Required CME - September 30, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Electronic Records Could Aid Domestic Abuse Detection (CME/CE)Email this article to a colleague.
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Automated screening of patients' electronic medical records could provide an early alert for potential domestic abuse, researchers said. (Source: MedPage Today State Required CME)
Source: MedPage Today State Required CME - September 30, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Drug Combo Brings Better Pain Relief (CME/CE)Email this article to a colleague.
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For people with neuropathic pain, a combination of two commonly used drugs works better than either alone, researchers said. (Source: MedPage Today State Required CME)
Source: MedPage Today State Required CME - September 29, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
HIV Vaccine Trial to Present ResultsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Experts are awaiting results of the world’s largest HIV vaccine trial (MedPage Today) -- but without much hope that the study has hit a home run in terms of protection against the virus. (Source: MedPage Today State Required CME)
Source: MedPage Today State Required CME - September 23, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Fatigue, Distress Contribute to Residents' Errors (CME/CE)Email this article to a colleague.
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Internal medicine residents who report higher levels of fatigue, sleepiness, and distress are at greater risk for reporting major medical errors, a new study found. (Source: MedPage Today State Required CME)
Source: MedPage Today State Required CME - September 22, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
When Online, Med Students May Get Out of Line (CME/CE)Email this article to a colleague.
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A large number of U.S. medical schools say students have posted unprofessional material on Web sites such as MySpace, Facebook, and Twitter, but few schools have adequate policies in place for dealing with such behavior, a new study found. (Source: MedPage Today State Required CME)
Source: MedPage Today State Required CME - September 22, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Error Study Points to Humans (CME/CE)Email this article to a colleague.
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Human beings, rather than technology or bureaucracy, appear to be responsible for the majority of emergency department errors that lead to adverse events, a new study disclosed. (Source: MedPage Today State Required CME)
Source: MedPage Today State Required CME - September 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Pain Makes You Old (CME/CE)Email this article to a colleague.
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Pain appears to speed the aging process, bringing on functional limitations at a younger age, according to an analysis of data from the 2004 Health and Retirement Study. (Source: MedPage Today State Required CME)
Source: MedPage Today State Required CME - September 16, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
ICAAC: Surgical Masks Don't Prevent Infection (CME/CE)Email this article to a colleague.
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SAN FRANCISCO (MedPage Today) -- Consistent use of N95 respirator masks prevents 75% of respiratory infections for high-risk healthcare workers regardless of whether seal against the skin is confirmed, according to the first randomized clinical trial of their efficacy. (Source: MedPage Today State Required CME)
Source: MedPage Today State Required CME - September 16, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Dementia Progress Predicted by Impairment in ADL (CME/CE)Email this article to a colleague.
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Among patients diagnosed with mild cognitive impairment, those who have more trouble with activities of daily living are more likely to progress to dementia, a study found. (Source: MedPage Today State Required CME)
Source: MedPage Today State Required CME - September 16, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
ICAAC: Supplement Slows HIV Immune Decline (CME/CE)Email this article to a colleague.
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SAN FRANCISCO (MedPage Today) -- A nutritional supplement can slow the immune system decline in HIV patients not yet treated with antiretroviral drugs, a researcher said here. (Source: MedPage Today State Required CME)
Source: MedPage Today State Required CME - September 16, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Blacks Have Poorer Survival After In-Hospital Arrest (CME/CE, with video)Email this article to a colleague.
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Black patients are less likely to survive an in-hospital cardiac arrest than their white counterparts, a difference mostly (MedPage Today) -- but not entirely -- attributed to where they're treated, researchers found. (Source: MedPage Today State Required CME)
Source: MedPage Today State Required CME - September 15, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
